Xpodium: Be A Porn Model (Or Just Look At Some)

One of the great unfulfilled promises of this whole Web 2.0 thing is that everyone will have chance to be a porn star someday. Sure, sites like VoyeurWeb, Xtube, and even MySpace are steps in the right direction, but what of those dedicated amateur exhibitionists who want to show off their naughty bits in return for worldwide adulation along with a little extra cash? Enter Xpodium, an interesting project that not only lets users demonstrate their self-photography skills but also allows the more modest pervs among us to act as "Producers" (by suggesting ideas for fantasy scenarios to other users) and "Investors" (by ponying up some money to browse other user galleries and make those fantasy scenarios come true). It's a neat idea that lets everyone participate in the microecomics of the amateur porn scene, and aside from having to understand Russian to read what several of the fledgling porn impresarios have to say it's one of the the next best things to being a real life bigshot producer in Porn Valley—minus the smog and constant threat of FBI agents knocking at your door to inspect your 2257 records. (By the way, if anyone wants to fulfill our fantasy of seeing two hot babes wrestling in Miracle Whip while wearing vintage Pan Am stewardess outfits, please let us know. Hey, it doesn't hurt to ask, right?)

· Xpodium: "Share photos, earn money" (xpodium.com)